Southland Land Board.

Southland Times, Issue 19725, 27 January 1906, Page 2 (Supplement)

Southland Land Board.

THUUSDAV, 25th JANUARY. The Monthly meeting was attended by Alessrs John liny (Chief Commissioner), A. Kinross, J. Me I a Lyre. I>. King and J. MeLeuil, The department notified the reappointment tit Air John McLean us a member of the 'Board, ns from last. The department having notified that the Minister has approved of the sale of an acre out of see. 31. Merrivalo Settlement, for a ehnreh site, it was resolved that the land he snrveyel when a surveyor is 'available. It was resolvtd that the deposit of £3 lie refunded to the Merrivalo Public Dal) Committee, the committee having decided' not to take a lease of an acre ou Mcrrivnle for a hall site. The Southland Education Board having requested reservation of sees I to 0. 11, 13 and IT to 21. 1-ik. 3, WV.imntuku. for school purposes, it was derided to recommend the L.ov ernnianl to comply with the application. In regard to live Dipton sections formerly wiehheld from sale but not reserved, it was decided to classify S'- ne as suburban land ard recommend the (,overnincnt to offer them ut auction r.t upset of £G per acre.U. Kprgn.son applied to purchase sec. 8, blk. 2, Athol—Section to le offered at auction ; also see. ID, sonic block, Clcorge Young as.eil tor two yen's extension of time to commence operations on sawmill oren in Athol district. —Minister to be recommended tu grant a further extension of 12 months W. A. Tubby offered os per annum for grazing license over sec. 1. blk. 3D. Lumsdea. —D run ted. The Undtr-Secreiiiry of Loads n it’fcd that as the Pepan ment of Agriculture is not likely to require srs. 13, It an'Lls, blk. 4. (.'ainpl.ept o', n liimdrol. for some time, the land ci.uld 1 c !e. s:ml from yeai to year foe gra/.m;:. wild right (f acceis for conservation of woler and for a supply at any time.—Deceived. Warden McCarthy reported having visited lands in blocks 1. 3 and ID, Alton district, and Unit be bos no objection to same being open'd for settlument on l.i.p. only; till' Kowlmi and Donovan creeks to be reser■ ell .and to be opened accordingly. (.:. S. Louguet. on behalf oi the Otago mid Southland Invest mint Co., offered IDs per acre for excess area of 58 acres in sec. 81, WniiDi. —t’oiuniissioner to communicate w illi Ihe department. Mr King and Hanger Collins reported inspection oi llnx on Uun It he. Hokonui, estimating the quantity at 3500 tons.— Deport held over. Afessrs King and Kinross were appointed to value the improvements on Buns 413 and 103, Munnyside. The following applications for land were grunted C. 11 Crack sec. 10". block 20. Invercargill Hundred : F. Corkin jr., see. 137. block 13, Waian . Jane Canty, sec. 30. block,?, Invercargill Uun- , deed, and Hubert Thomson, sec. tl, block 29, Wairaki. In regard to 100 iiefis in block 2, Longwoed. applied for by F. I’urnbull, the Warden recommended the reservation of the main gully and creek, also v-ilson and party's nice and suggested that tho Hunger value improvements. —Ranger to act ns requested. Cancellation oi J. F. Forde’s application for s.c. 0, block 5, Centre Dill, was

rescinded. The fallowing titles were approved James Stewart, sec 10. block 32, I.iinclii 11s township ami James R. Stuck, sec. To. Mock d, Jacobs River I li.n'lrcd. The liepiirtmiMit notified Hint the Minister has approved of Andrew Robbie being allowed to acquire freehold of sec, M2, block 1, Longwood.—Received. The. following transfers were approved ; —Sec. 3. block ">, Wuikawa and secs. J and 3, bloc l ' 13. Mokoretn, .Chas- Turret tu James Crnsbie ; see. 17. block 18, Longwood. Win Anderson to Alev. Fraser ; st. 0 f Id.llk )0, l.ongwood, John ll,liman to W, .Sinilh and t'n ; PR ">2.0, llokonui. Mark Shaw to Thomas Mitchell mid I'll.'n II!) and r>3l, Taringalurtt, D. Macdonald to U. Cameron. i Twenty-four temporary grazing licenses Were forfeited for non-payment of rent. The Receiver was _authorised to pay over to the Southland County Council thirds and fourths accrued to 31st October, amounting to TIBO 14s 8d and to the Invercargill Road hoard JR 10 12s. The balance of the business was transacted in Committee nml the Hoard adjourned.